by applewooddollhospital | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by: Elizabeth Janeway This was a pretty good book. I read it aloud to my 4th grader for his history and I think we both considered it time well spent. Probably me more than he but only because he’s a young boy who would rather be up to his armpits in...
by applewooddollhospital | Aug 2, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by Sid Fleischman When buying books for the next school year, there was a Sid Fleischman book on the list that I purchased which must have been what made Ebay suggest “The Whipping Boy” to me. I forgot all about this book! It was one of my favorites as a kid.Happily,...
by applewooddollhospital | Jul 13, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by Konrad Lorenz My daughter read this book for her high school science class. She so enjoyed the book she told me all about it practically verbatim. Her stories peaked my interest and since I had a little free summer reading time, I thought I’d give it a read....
by applewooddollhospital | Jun 29, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by E. Nesbit I came across this author, E. Nesbit, on a list of suggested reading by the woman who designed the curriculum I’m using this year. She’s got excellent taste and my daughter, always devouring books, is in need of some new reading material. We’re using it...
by applewooddollhospital | Jun 23, 2023 | Blog, Saturday Fairy Eggs
Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we are frequently looking things up to answer the various questions that arise. For instance, the children found that one of the chickens had laid an egg...
